Is There Such A Thing as “Returning To Normal” After Gaza?, Substack
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami writes, “The anger won’t disappear when the war ends or Netanyahu leaves office. Nor is it driven solely by ideology or ignorance – though there’s plenty of both. It’s rooted in decades of Israeli policies that have denied Palestinians their rights, defied American policy and violated international law. It reflects disbelief that a state founded by a people who suffered so deeply could now perpetrate such injustice against another.”
Israel Resumes Ceasefire in Gaza and Says Aid Deliveries Will Restart Monday, AP
“Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory was halted.”
Israel Strikes Gaza as Both Israel and Hamas Accuse Each Other of Breaching Ceasefire, NPR
“Israel’s government said Sunday it struck ‘dozens of Hamas terror targets’ across Gaza in response to earlier attacks against its troops by Hamas militants in southern Gaza, a sudden escalation of violence that threatened to derail a fragile ceasefire that’s been in effect for less than a week. Hamas responded that it was not involved in any attacks and was committed to the ceasefire.”
Twelfth Deceased Hostage Identified After 2 Returned to Israel Overnight, Kibbutz Says, CNN
“The body of a twelfth hostage returned to Israel from Gaza has been identified Sunday as Thai national Sonthaya Oakkharasri, as the ceasefire that brought a pause to two years of destruction in the Palestinian enclave comes under strain.”
U.S. Scrambles To Save Gaza Peace Deal Amid New Clashes, Axios
“The U.S. told Israel the focus should be on isolating Hamas for its violations and actions and moving fast towards creating an alternative for Hamas in Gaza, rather than resuming the war.”
Project Esther Has Shaped Trump’s Antisemitism Strategy. The Shofar Report Is a Liberal Jewish Response., Jewish Telegraphic Agency
“In response, the Shofar Report — released during the High Holidays in an effort to mimic a shofar blast as a wake-up call to Jews — calls for policymakers to wind back the clock. Many of its own recommendations for fighting antisemitism involve undoing Trump’s handiwork, along with some new proposals. Slashing university funding, arresting and deporting student protesters, blocking student visas and tying synagogue security funding to immigration enforcement are all steps the new report says must be reversed to properly fight antisemitism.”
Israel Set to Deport 32 Foreign Activists Who Helped Palestinians Harvest Olives in a West Bank Village, Haaretz
“Israel is set to hold hearings on Sunday for 27 foreign activists facing deportation after coming to assist Palestinian residents with olive harvesting in the village of Burin, near Nablus.”
When Will the Lives, and Deaths, of Palestinian Citizens of Israel Actually Matter?, Haaretz
Nagham Zbeedat writes, “We live in fear, and the state treats it like background noise. This is not an isolated story. It’s a pattern. Since 2018, crime in Arab towns inside Israel has continued to grow more brazen and more deadly, yet the police response remains dangerously apathetic. Arab citizens make up just over one-fifth of the population but the majority of murder victims.”